For most of my adult life, I have used a devotional called, “A Guide to Prayer For All Who Seek God.”  It has become the second most important book in my life.  I use it every day. Each week, there is a different theme.  This week’s is Choosing Faithful Leaders. I am especially interested in this topic because I see the … Continue reading Daily Devotional for June 30, 2022 →

I have a lot of favorite people in my life.  Don is one of them.  Don is a research chemist.   One day, I asked Don to explain his latest research. After a few minutes of politely listening as Don spoke in a language I’d never heard before, I started to cry.  At that moment, I realized not even God understood … Continue reading Daily Devotional for June 29, 2022 →

It has been an incredibly dry, hot summer.  My tanks are down, the grass is burning up, and unless something incredible happens, I won’t bale as much hay as I would like for the coming winter. As the old joke goes, “It’s so dry, the Methodists are using wet wipes, the Presbyterians are giving out rain checks, and the Episcopalians are praying for the wine to turn back into … Continue reading Daily Devotional June 28, 2022 →

Rerun of Daily Devotional June 28, 2018 Mike sent me the following exercise logic.  He is my kind of doctor.  Having said that, Mike is one of those irritatingly in shape kind of guys.  I hope you enjoy these four observations as much as I did: If walking/cycling is good for your health, the postman would be immortal.2. … Continue reading Daily Devotional June 27, 2022 →

Warning: The following devotional is not for the faint of heart! A few months ago, during Wednesday evening worship, I talked about the Prosperity Gospel's promise to remove hardship and pain from life if you gave a lot of money to the preacher and how that lie was a spiritual quicksand that had made some charlatans incredibly … Continue reading Daily Devotional for June 23, 2022 →

Yesterday, as Ellie, Melissa, Allison, and I sat in the breakroom eating lunch, Melissa’s phone received a message.  It was a picture from Ms. Amanda, Annalee’s MDO teacher. Just know Annalee will someday be either the President of the United States or the head of an organized crime syndicate.  It could go either way. There on the phone was … Continue reading Daily Devotional for June 22, 2022 →

This is one of my favorite weeks of the year because we are having Vacation Bible School.   There’s nothing I like more than seeing all those little munchkins running around in church, singing wonderful songs, and growing closer to Jesus Christ. Because I don’t have time to go home at the end of the day to change … Continue reading Daily Devotional for June 21, 2022 →

Rerun of Daily Devotional June 20, 2017 Building a new house is the sort of thing that can lead to a less than harmonious marriage as the couple makes decisions about their future home.  In fact, when Shannon and I built our home, she was gracious enough to allow me to make two decisions.  She says I … Continue reading Daily Devotional June 20, 2022 →

Whenever I travel, Shannon always packs my suitcase.  I’ve never asked her to, but according to her, she must because it’s in the Bible, even though I’ve never been able to find it. The problem with Shannon packing my bags is she wants me to be prepared for any occasion.  This includes snow, tsunamis, hurricanes, Armageddon, and Canada … Continue reading Daily Devotional for June 16, 2022 →

These last three days, I have been at annual conference with Laura and Lucia.  This is a yearly event where representatives from each church, worship and address the business needs of the conference. A very important part of annual conference is the continuing education component. During one of these sessions, we were asked to pull out a piece of … Continue reading Daily Devotional for June 15, 2022 →